Harry R. Pratter (b.1917; d. 2002) served as Acting Dean of the Indiana University School of Law in 1976-1977. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1917, Harry Predarkov immigrated to the United States in 1925 with his family and became Harry Pratter. The family settled in Buffalo, New York, where he attended public school and then received a bachelor’s degree (1938) from the University of Buffalo. After serving in World War II, he taught English at the University of Buffalo, before enrolling at the University of Chicago Law School. Pratter received his J.D. from Chicago in 1949. In 1950 he joined the faculty of Indiana University School of Law, where he would remain until his retirement in 1984. Although retired, Pratter continued teaching until 1994.

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Writings by Dean Harry Pratter

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Law and Lawyers, Harry Pratter

Writings about Dean Harry Pratter

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Spotlight on the Faculty: Harry Pratter, Jeannene Seagar

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Pratter Acting Dean for IU Law School

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Pratter Named Acting Dean; Search Continues for Dean

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Former Deans: Where Are They Now?

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A Tribute to Harry Pratter, George P. Smith II

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Beloved IU Law Professor Dies, Donita Hadley

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Our Beloved Harry Pratter

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A Tribute to Harry Pratter, Terry A. Bethel, Douglass Boshkoff, and Maurice J. Holland

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Remembering Harry Pratter (1917-2002), Samuel Born, Joseph Hays, Sarah Riodan, and George P. Smith II

Misc. Materials related to Dean Harry Pratter

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Dean Pratter with Students

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Harry Pratter Teaching (photograph)